There’s been some confusion over who will Junior Dos Santos would be fighting next since his originally scheduled opponent Alistair Overeem pulled out of their co-main event clash at UFC 160 due to an injury, but we now have the final answer.

It’s been officially confirmed that Dos Santos will now remain on the card and fight Mark Hunt instead.

There had been a significant buzz amongst fans for a fight between JDS and Hunt since Overeem first pulled out earlier in the week, but despite ‘The Super Samoan’ claiming to be up for the fight there was confusion when Dana White claimed that he had in fact turned it down and so JDS Vs Overeem would instead be pushed back until a later date.

However, White has since had a private conversation with Hunt and the upshot is that he will now fight the former champion.

Hunt is currently enjoying a remarkable and wholly unexpected resurgence in his MMA career at the age of 38, banishing a dreadful six fight run of defeats thanks to four victories in a row inside the Octagon.

This underdog story combined with his history in the PRIDE organization has captured fans imaginations and that’s likely to be a big reason why the UFC have given him this opportunity to fight one of the division’s elite fighters.

Dos Santos is himself coming off a title loss in rematch with Cain Velasquez, his first in 10 fights in the UFC and he’ll see this bout as a chance to get right back into title contention against the winner of UFC 160’s main event between Velasquez and Antonio Silva.

As yet there’s no word on who Alistair Overeem will now face when he returns from injury in the summer.

Ross launched MMA Insight (previously FightOfTheNight.com) in 2009 as a way to channel his passion for the sport of mixed martial arts. He's since penned countless news stories and live fight reports along with dozens of feature articles as the lead writer for the site, reaching millions of fans in the process.

POPULAR CATEGORY

MMA Insight is dedicated to bringing you the best in Mixed Martial Arts coverage with a particular focus on the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Along with covering the latest news stories and event results from the world of MMA on a daily basis, the main focus of the site is to provide quality, in-depth articles, insight and opinion on the major talking points in this ever evolving sport.